It was written by ambrose bierce .

这是由安布罗斯比尔斯写的。

Bierce reserved his sharpest barbs for religion .

比尔斯对宗教进行了最尖锐的讽刺。

So I think ambrose bierce must have been wrong about god being called lord for the purposes of flattery only .

如此一来，对于安布罗斯比尔斯所说的人们只是为了阿谀奉承，才把上帝称为lord我想，一定是他弄错了。

Or was flaubert right in pointing to pride , or bierce in identifying conscience ?

或者是福楼拜所指出的自豪，还是比尔斯指出的良知？

Bierce was a journalist , poet , and writer of short stories .

比尔斯是记者、诗人和短篇小说家。